Necktie fastener



' Dec. 18, 1923. mmmsg L. W. KING NECKTIE FASTENER Filed Ju1y l4 1921INVENTOR 1 16;". I Lam eg ce l//(/ ATTORNEY iii Patented Dec. 18, 1923.

UNHTEE S'f' LAWRENCE W. KING, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

NECKTIE FASTENER.

Application filed July 14, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE 1V. KING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Fasteners,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. 1

The invention relates to neck tie fasteners for equip-ping ties such asare commonly known as four-in-hand ties and the like, so that the tiemay be connected with the folds of the usual collar around the neck ofthe wearer and disconnected therefrom without untying the tie after itis once tied.

Most men desire to wear a four-in-hand tie,'but many find it verydiflicult to tie, and then there are those who change ties several timesin a day and find that it consumes considerable valuable time to tie thetie each time it is worn.

The present invention has provided an improved tie fastener that can beapplied to the usual four-in-hand tie to engage it while in the collararound the neck of the wearer, so that a tie once tied will not requireto be retied until it is found necessary to have the tie laundered orcleaned.

A further advantage of the improved tie fastener lies in the fact thatthe tie will wear longer and look better by dispensing with the usualtying and untying, so that the tie fastener will increase the appearanceand economy of the tie.

A further advantage lies in the fact that the haberdasher from whom thetie is purchased or a friend will willingly tie the tie the one timenecessary for the man who desires to wear a four-in-hand tie but cannottie it, but it would not 'be convenient to have it tied each timev it isworn.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thefeature of construction, combinations and arrangements hereinafter setforth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, theaccompanying drawings illustrating the improved tie fastener attached tothe usual form of four-in-hand tie.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a View of the improved tie fastenerattached to the usual formof four-inhand tie.

Serial No. 484,593.

Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the tie fastener members.

F ig. 3 is a longitudinal view of the tie fastener with certain partsremoved.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal fiat view of the tie fastener.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal edge view of the tie fastener.

The tie is of common and well known form and construction, and cut orotherwise separated into two pieces forming the intermediate ends 2 and3.

The tie fastener comprises members 4, 5 and 6, each of which is formedof sheet. metal, the members 4 and 5 being provided with duplicate meansof attaching to the tie, consisting of the upturned flanges 7 extendingbefore application to the tie, at right angles from the body 8 of themembers and provided with the prongs 9 as illustrated in Fig. 2, themember 5 being provided with the hooklO as shown particularly in Figs.3, 4, and 5.

The member 4 is provided with the hole 11 and connecting notch 12, thenotch being for the purpose of engaging the member 6 in lockedengagement with the member 4 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and more fullyexplained hereinafter.

The member 6 is provided with the hole 13 to engage the hook 10 of themember 5, and with the impressed lugs 14 and. 15 to hold the member inlooked engagement with the member 4 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the lug14 being smaller than the notch 12 and the lug 15 larger.

It is obvious that if the lug 14 be turned to the notch 12 the member 6will disengage from the member 4, and if the lug 14 be reinserted in thenotch 12' the members are easily engaged.

The members 4 and 5 are connected with the intermediate ends 2 and 3respectively of the tie 1 by layin the folded ends of the tie betweenthe anges 7 and closing the flanges to a fiat position as shown in Figs.3, 4 and 5, the prongs 9 automatically being impressed in the tie andsecurely engaging the members to the tie.

The members 4 and 5 may be easily disengaged from the tie by bending theflanges 7 toward the position illustrated in Fig. 2, after which theymay be reapplied to a different tie for use therewith.

Wh n i is d s ed to wear the tie it is placed around the neck of thewearer in the collar or around the usual shirtband with the hookIO'enga-ging the hole 13 of the member 6, and tied in the usual manner,Fig. 1 illustrating the appearance of the tie when tied, and when it isdesired to remove the tie it may be loosened to the position illustratedin Fig. 6 by pulling the intermediate end 3 upwardly and backwardlythroughthe knot 16, when it will be found that the hook 10 is easilydisengaged from the member 6.

WVhen the members 4, 5 and 6 and the intermediate ends 2 and 3 have beenproperly placed in the collar it is only necessary to grasp the knot 16in one hand and push upwardly thereon, and at the same time pulldownwardly on the end 17 of the tie to tighten it in position forwearing, the tie when so placed presenting the appearance of the viewFig. 1. p

The improved neck tie fastener is of chief importance in eliminating thenerve wrecking process of the frequenttyingand untying of thefour-in-hand tie, and will operate to enable those who eannottie afour-inhandto have it tied correctly once by some one who'can, thusafiording relief from'a condlt on both annoying and expensive;

l/Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. In a neck tie fastener, a fastener member formed of sheet metal andprovided with a hole, an intermediate member pivotally connected in saidhole and provided with an engaging. hole, a second fastener memberformed of sheet metal and provided with a hook to engage said engaginghole, each of said fastener IHGIDElJBIS provided with flanges to clampthe respective intermediate ends of a two piece fo-ur-in-hand tie, andprongs on said flanges so positioned as to embed in the tie when theflanges are closed thereon. V

2. In a tie fastener, a pair offastener mem bers each provided withmeans to detachably engage and connect with one of the intermediate endsof a two piece tie, one of said members provided with a hook, theremaining member provided with round hole notched at one side thereof,an intermediate member with one end thereof pro! vided with prongs todetachably and pivotally connect in said hole and the opposite end ofsaid member provided with a hole to engage said hook; p 7

